Elon Musk (SpaceX)

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News about Elon Musk (SpaceX), including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jan. 14, 2015

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk calls on traditional automakers to shore up their efforts to produce electric automobiles, noting that they can no longer rely on high fuel prices to drive customers toward alternatives; Musk says he has been less than impressed with efforts by big manufacturers so far. MORE

Aug. 5, 2014

Texas and SpaceX, technology company led by Elon Musk, announces first commercial site for orbital launches on the state’s southernmost tip. MORE

Oct. 5, 2013

Aug. 15, 2013

While physicists agree that technically Elon Musk’s vision for the Hyperloop is possible, economists seem to agree that technically the price tag of $6 billion is impossible. MORE

Aug. 12, 2013

The hypothetical project is called the Hyperloop, a high-speed train that would be able to take people to San Francisco from Los Angeles in 30 minutes. That’s a speed of almost 800 miles an hour. MORE

Feb. 24, 2013

John M Broder's February 10 New York Times article detailing road trip in Tesla Model S sedan and subsequent breakdown with dead battery has resulted in impassioned rebuttal from Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and flurry of commentary on Web and in media. MORE

May. 23, 2012

Entrepreneur Elon Musk's latest achievement is the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket ship built by his company Space Exploration Technologies Corp, which will dock at the International Space Station; SpaceX, with the completion of its successful demonstration, will begin a $1.6 billion contract to fly 12 cargo missions to the space station. MORE

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Google is investing in Elon Musk’s company, which is planning a broadband network of 4,000 satellites. The pioneering Teledesic tried something similar two decades ago but failed, notes Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews.